Iranian UN delegation duo 'kicked out' of US: State Department

TEHRAN: The United States has "kicked out" two members of the Iranian delegation who attended the recent UN General Assembly after they ignored an order to leave the country, the State Department remarked Saturday.

Key points

• Two more members of the Iranian delegation were discovered still in (New York) long after the United Nations General Assembly had passed.
• US and Iranian authorities had met the week prior in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
• While the second departed Saturday morning, according to Axios, one member of the delegation left Friday night.
• Iranian state news agency IRNA documented that Tehran had no more direct negotiations scheduled with Washington.
• US lets Iran's Pezeshkian attend UNGA, denies Abbas visa for second straight year.

"Two more members of the Iranian delegation were discovered still in (New York) long after the United Nations General Assembly had passed. They have now been kicked out of the US, " a US official told AFP, adding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio "means business."

US media documented the State Department had informed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation to leave the country Monday, and resorted to expelling the two members after learning from the Iranian mission to the UN they remained in the country on Friday.

US President Donald Trump had rejected a proposal from Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but informed US media he anticipated discussions to resume over the next few days.

For now, iranian UN delegation duo ' kicked out' of US: State Department remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.